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Master's Programme Earth Science

Faculty	Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
Duration / ECTS-Credits	4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits
Academic Degree	Master of Science (MSc)
Qualification Level	Master (Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F	0532 Earth Sciences
Mode of Study	Full-Time
Study Code	UC 066 815
Curriculum	Information on the Curriculum (2021W) *
Language of Instruction	German
Admission Requirements	Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates
Application	Apply ONLINE

* Information on the Curriculum (2021W)

The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.

In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,  available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
  Section: Current Curriculum version.

University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins)

Requirements

Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:

• Bachelor's Programme in Earth Science

Proof of general university entrance qualification:

 

The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme. The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.

In the course of the proof of the general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following core areas within the framework of the completed bachelor's degree programme shall be examined in any case:

• 10 ECTS-Credits from the basic natural sciences (Math, Physics, Chemistry)
• 15 ECTS-Credits from the subject area Crystallography - Mineralogy – Petrology
• 10 ECTS-Credits from the subject area Geology
• 10 ECTS-Credits from the subject area Geological Fieldwork and Mapping

Recommended Course Sequence

The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.

The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).

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Qualification Profile and Skills

Expected Learning Outcomes

The graduates have specialised knowledge in selected areas of the disciplines in earth sciences. They are able to contribute their technical and methodical competence in the area of their specialisation and at the interfaces to other areas in earth sciences through scientifically correct work and innovative problem solving.

Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities

The occupational fields for graduates of the Master’s Programme in Earth Sciences are diverse and range from construction, the environmental sector, various branches of industry (raw materials, building materials, glass, ceramics, refractory and chemical industries) to work in scientific institutions and museums and authorities.

Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck

• Doctor of Philosophy programme Earth Sciences

Minor

As part of the Master’s Programme, a Minor of 30 ECTS-Credits can be completed.

More information and a list of possible Minors can be found at:
https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/minor

Supplementary Programme

Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-informatik/

Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination regulations

The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.

Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »

Information about the Programme (in German only)

• Deadlines
• Guidelines for electronic submission and publication of academic theses and Instuction

Forms (in German only)

• Examination Records
• Application for the Master's Thesis
• Assessment of the compulsory module: Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
• Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
• Declaration of Academic Honesty
• Submission of the Master's Thesis
• To block the Master's Thesis
• Recognition of exams and Supplementary Sheet
  
• Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination

Contact and Information

Examination Office
Standort Innrain 52d

Associate Dean of Studies (from 01.03.2024)
Ass.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jasper Moernaut

Dean of Studies 
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Gertraud Meißl 

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